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[shelly]

I have a couple of problems. If Jim is correct no returns is one. The second is a leap of fath. You are correct if you were not there you have to show trust. I think with items over $7,000 you should have at least one more person to trust. I don't think that if someone is going to spend that kind of money you should have to pay to make sure and Item is authtentic before the auction. It should be automatic to have at least two authenticators for high priced items.
Just want to know if I did send it out to someone both of us trust and they said no or not able to authenticate. What happens to that item. Is it still up for sale. Do you say that it was not passed by so and so or not able to authenticate? Do you let the next guy go through the same thing?

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by shelly

I have a couple of problems. If Jim is correct no returns is one. The second is a leap of fath. You are correct if you where not there you have to show trust. I think with items over $7,000 you should have at least one more person to trust. If you dont want to do that then I should have right to send it to anyone that is respected on this site. If it come back good I own it if not then we have to talk.

I guess it all depends on who's doing the "LEAPING" if its Bob Beamon or Mike Powell...cool , If its Danny DeVito or Butterbean Esch..not so cool,
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[JimStinson]

So in defining "Leap of Faith" .....are we talking about THIS GUY or the OTHER GUY ? because both represent leaps of faith but with slightly different results.
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[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

I guess it all depends on who's doing the "LEAPING" if its Bob Beamon or Mike Powell...cool , If its Danny DeVito or Butterbean Esch..not so cool,
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Jim, this is a serious topic. Shelly posted a serious comment and you make light of it. Why?

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Jim, this is a serious topic. Shelly posted a serious comment and you make light of it. Why?

I thought Shelly's comment was on the money, Don't hold the fact that I have a sense of humor against me
There will be days, weeks and endless pages in this thread that can now be devoted to serious discussion. Carry On
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[travrosty]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Jim, this is a serious topic. Shelly posted a serious comment and you make light of it. Why?

you must have not read a jim stinson post before. lighten up a bit.

[shelly]

Travis,no big thing. I think the question I asked of REA should be what is important

[travrosty]

i think the answer is that you are welcome to get opinions on any item you are planning to bid on from your favorite authenticator BEFORE you bid, and i think auction houses are generally accomodating in that respect. otherwise it becomes a game of dueling authenticators.

i don't have a problem with only one persons opinion on a big ticket item, it just depends on who that person is. the people i trust are people who can explain their authentication on any item if asked, show exemplars, and not hide behind their coa. such a person is rare though.

[shelly]

Travis, I put up a piece from the auction and it came back no opinion. If you where REA would you look into that? They also have a piece that has been totaly taken apart by Ron with many reasons why he feels it is not authentic.It is still in the auction.